# Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg

The men's freestyle 90 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from August 1 to August 2. The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

## Results
### Round 1

| | Score | | CP |
| 1/16 finals ||||
| Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) | 11–0 | Louis Purcell (ASA) | 4–0 ST |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 11–0 | Kaloyan Baev (BUL) | 4–0 ST |
| Kim Ik-hee (KOR) | 2–1 | Péter Bacsa (HUN) | 3–1 PP |
| Jozef Lohyňa (SVK) | 5–0 | Tatsuo Kawai (JPN) | 3–0 PO |
| Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (MGL) | 5–0 | José Betancourt (PUR) | 3–0 PO |
| Victor Kodei (NGR) | 1–6 | Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | 1–3 PP |
| Scott Bianco (CAN) | 2–5 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 1–3 PP |
| Robert Kostecki (POL) | 4–5 | Dzhambolat Tedeyev (UKR) | 1–3 PP |
| Bob Renney (AUS) | 1–11 | Heiko Balz (GER) | 1–4 SP |
| Bashir Bhola Bhala (PAK) | 0–10 | Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) | 0–4 ST |
| Melvin Douglas (USA) | | Bye | |

### Round 2

| | Score | | CP |
| 1/8 finals ||||
| Melvin Douglas (USA) | 5–0 | Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) | 3–0 PO |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 2–3 | Kim Ik-hee (KOR) | 1–3 PP |
| Jozef Lohyňa (SVK) | 5–3 | Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (MGL) | 3–1 PP |
| Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | 4–3 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 3–1 PP |
| Dzhambolat Tedeyev (UKR) | 4–1 | Heiko Balz (GER) | 3–1 PP |
| Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) | | Bye | |
| Repechage ||||
| Louis Purcell (ASA) | 0–4 Fall | Kaloyan Baev (BUL) | 0–4 TO |
| Péter Bacsa (HUN) | 5–2 | Tatsuo Kawai (JPN) | 3–1 PP |
| José Betancourt (PUR) | 0–10 | Victor Kodei (NGR) | 0–4 ST |
| Scott Bianco (CAN) | 3–2 | Robert Kostecki (POL) | 3–1 PP |
| Bob Renney (AUS) | 3–7 | Bashir Bhola Bhala (PAK) | 1–3 PP |

### Round 3

| | Score | | CP |
| Quarterfinals ||||
| Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) | 4–1 | Melvin Douglas (USA) | 3–1 PP |
| Kim Ik-hee (KOR) | 0–3 | Jozef Lohyňa (SVK) | 0–3 PO |
| Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | | Bye | |
| Dzhambolat Tedeyev (UKR) | | Bye | |
| Repechage ||||
| Kaloyan Baev (BUL) | 5–7 | Péter Bacsa (HUN) | 1–3 PP |
| Victor Kodei (NGR) | 7–0 | Scott Bianco (CAN) | 3–0 PO |
| Bashir Bhola Bhala (PAK) | 0–12 | Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) | 0–4 ST |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 6–1 | Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (MGL) | 3–1 PP |
| Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 3–0 | Heiko Balz (GER) | 3–0 PO |

### Round 4

| | Score | | CP |
| Semifinals ||||
| Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) | 7–1 | Jozef Lohyňa (SVK) | 3–1 PP |
| Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | 3–0 | Dzhambolat Tedeyev (UKR) | 3–0 PO |
| Repechage ||||
| Péter Bacsa (HUN) | 4–7 | Victor Kodei (NGR) | 1–3 PP |
| Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) | 1–5 | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 1–3 PP |
| Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 0–3 | Melvin Douglas (USA) | 0–3 PO |
| Kim Ik-hee (KOR) | | Bye | |

### Round 5

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Kim Ik-hee (KOR) | 0–7 | Victor Kodei (NGR) | 0–3 PO |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 1–0 | Melvin Douglas (USA) | 3–0 PO |

### Round 6

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Jozef Lohyňa (SVK) | 10–0 | Victor Kodei (NGR) | 4–0 ST |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 10–4 | Dzhambolat Tedeyev (UKR) | 3–1 PP |

### Finals

| | Score | | CP |
| Classification 7th–8th ||||
| Kim Ik-hee (KOR) | 0–6 | Melvin Douglas (USA) | 0–3 PO |
| Classification 5th–6th ||||
| Victor Kodei (NGR) | 0–12 Fall | Dzhambolat Tedeyev (UKR) | 0–4 TO |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Jozef Lohyňa (SVK) | 0–5 | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 0–3 PO |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) | 0–3 | Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | 0–3 PO |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Rasoul Khadem (IRI) |
| | Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) |
| | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |
| 4 | Jozef Lohyňa (SVK) |
| 5 | Dzhambolat Tedeyev (UKR) |
| 6 | Victor Kodei (NGR) |
| 7 | Melvin Douglas (USA) |
| 8 | Kim Ik-hee (KOR) |
| 9 | Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) |
| 10 | Péter Bacsa (HUN) |
| 11 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) |
| 12 | Heiko Balz (GER) |
| 13 | Kaloyan Baev (BUL) |
| 14 | Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (MGL) |
| 15 | Scott Bianco (CAN) |
| 16 | Bashir Bhola Bhala (PAK) |
| 17 | Robert Kostecki (POL) |
| 18 | Bob Renney (AUS) |
| 19 | Tatsuo Kawai (JPN) |
| 20 | Louis Purcell (ASA) |
| 20 | José Betancourt (PUR) |